Mistral and other European AI startups accuse US rivals of using safety concerns to entrench their dominance, rejecting Anthropic's calls to pace the frontier (Reuters)

European AI startups, including Mistral, accuse U.S. rivals of exploiting safety concerns to reinforce their market dominance. They reject Anthropic’s appeal to slow the pace of AI development, arguing that such caution stifles innovation. The criticism highlights a growing divide over how quickly the industry should advance its technologies.